Flakes
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Intro:
E
Verse:
C#m B G#m F#
This song Is one I never thought that I'd
C#m B
Play, but if you want me gone
G#m F#
There are kinder ways to say
C#m B G#m F#
So long than spitting in my face
E
They don't teach these things in school
They just lay down the rules which are there for you to
B G#m F#
Breeeeeeeeeeeeeak
E
Which are there for you to
B G#m F# E
Breeeeeeeeeeeeeak
Verse:
C#m B
If I'm wrong
G#m F# C#m
Then dust me off and put me in my place, but
B
Drop a bomb
F# C#m
Shall you blow me away without even a trace?
B G#m F#
I'll be gone and I won't give chase
Chorus:
E
'Cause when you're in pieces, you pick up the bits,
And nothing fits, and the wind blows
B G#m F#
You awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
E B G#m F#
Oh, the wind blows you awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
E B G#m F#
Oh, the wind blows you awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
E B G#m F# E
Oh, the wind blows you awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
Bridge:
C#m B G#m F#
Ooooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
C#m B G#m F#
Ooooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
C#m B G#m F#
Ooooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
C#m B G#m F# E
Ooooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
Verse:
C#m B
I pray
G#m F# C#m
There will come a time when I think of you and I smile
B
These days
G#m F# C#m
Everything seems too lost only a while
B
Remember the names
G#m F#
For the day when we'd have a child
Chorus:
E
But the trouble with dreams, they're not what they seem,
Cause when you awake, they through your fingers
B G#m F#
In flaaaaaaaaaaaaakes
E B G#m F#
They fall through your fingers in flaaaaaaaaaaaaaaakes
E B G#m F#
They fall through your fingers in flaaaaaaaaaaaaaaakes
E B G#m F# E
They fall through your fingers in flaaaaaaaaaaaaaaakes
End:
C#m B G#m F#
Ooooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
C#m B G#m F#
Ooooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
C#m B G#m F#
Ooooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
C#m B G#m F# E
Ooooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh
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How to play Flakes
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.